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The righteousצַדִּיקguidesיָתֵרhis neighbor,מֵרֵעֵהוּbut the wayוְדֶרֶךְof the wickedרְשָׁעִיםleads them astray.תַּתְעֵם
Proverbs 12:26
Study it in the app“The righteous guides his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.”
The righteous guides his neighbor; others lead each other astrayFriendship
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 12:26, word by word
- The righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- guidesיָתֵרyater
search out
To search carefully, or to look ahead for a place for others.
Where else “yater” appears- his neighborרֵעֵree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears- but the wayדֶרֶךְderech
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “derech” appears- of the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- leads them astrayתַּתְעֵtate
wander, go astray
Wander, go astray, be lost; in the causative form, make wander, lead astray.
Where else “tate” appears
The context
25Anxiety in the heart of a man weighs it down, but a good word makes it glad.
26 · This verse (above)
27Slackness does not roast its game, but the precious wealth of a man is the diligent one.